Hydrofluoric Acid → 2-Fluoro-m-xylene

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Reaction Steps

1000 ml of anhydrous hydrogen fluoride were placed at 0° C. in a stainless steel laboratory autoclave and 500 g of 2,6-dimethylphenyl chloroformate were added dropwise. The reaction was carried out and the reaction mixture worked up as described in Example 9. 2,6-Dimethylfluorobenzene was obtained in a yield of 51%.

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